Röylä (; , ) is a
district of
Espoo,
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It is located in the
Pohjois-Espoo area, northern shores of the
Lake Bodom. Röylä had 410 inhabitants at the turn of the year 2019–2020 and the average age of the residents is 56,6 years.
The Swedish name ''Rödskog'' literally means "red forest", but it may be an abbreviation of the words ''rödjad skog'', which means a "
burn-clearing forest" for
agricultural purposes.
For the most part, Röylä consists of
fields and
forests. Many
Stone Age settlements have been found in Röylä. The building stock of the area is almost completely
detached houses. There are several small and smaller lakes in the western part of Röylä, such as Häkläjärvi, Sorvalampi, Hepolampi and Igelträsk. The eastern part of the narrow Lake Pitkäjärvi of Velskola also belongs to Röylä where only the northwestern part of Pitkäjärvi belongs to Velskola; the
peninsulas protruding east from the northwest shore extend to the Röylä area according to the official district division.
There is one
Swedish-language school in Röylä, Rödskogs skola. Right next to the school is Snettans Farm. In addition, Röylä has several horse farms with
riding schools. In the southern part of Röylä is Hovgård, originally founded as an officer's
mansion. Röylän ja Bodomin Seudun Omakotiyhdistys ry, founded in 1971, operates in the region of Pohjois-Espoo.
Röylän ja Bodomin Seudun omakotiyhdistys ry
(in Finnish)
See also
* Lahnus
* Nuuksio
Sources
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References
{{Espoo
Districts of Espoo